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The Alumni Development Office organized its annual alumni entrepreneurs lunch at the Explorium Hong Kong on May 22. Powered by the Fung Group , Explorium is the latest innovation hub with a special focus on global supply chain management, including retail, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics. Over 50 alumni joined the networking lunch, followed by a ... Read More

The World Bachelor in Business (WBB) students have represented the HKUST Business School at two global case competitions recently. Despite being only sophomores, they achieved encouraging results in both competitions. Andrea, Ankit, Kim and Kristiana competed with 15 other teams from the world’s top business schools in the Sauder Summit Global Case ... Read More

To enrich students’ learning experience and know more about the mainland cultures and business environment, 38 Global Business (GBUS) students joined a 4D3N study trip to Shanghai on April 20-23. Through visits to the Xiaolungbao Workshop, Fudan University and companies like Explorium and Siasun, the participants were able to experience local cultures and ... Read More

The Business Cohort Community (BCC), together with the UG Programs Office, organized the “Last Day of School” event on May 8 and 9 to farewell the half-excited-half-anxious final year students and our exchange students from different countries. The occasion also provided an opportunity to thank all the students who made a tremendous effort in supporting the ... Read More

To help executives acquire cutting-edge insights and stay ahead, the Executive Education Office offers a number of open programs every year on different management topics and new timely topics. Program participants are seasoned executives and decision makers from diverse functions, industries and locations. In March and April, the Office ... Read More

Cryptocurrency remains one of the hottest fintech topics today, notwithstanding the arrival of Bitcoin a decade ago. For the first on-campus seminar hosted by the Fintech Research Project, Prof John M. GRIFFIN, a forensic finance expert, was invited to deliver a fascinating talk – “Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered?” on May 22. The seminar attracted close to 70 ... Read More

Supporting its aspirations in becoming a major intellectual powerhouse of Fintech in Asia, the School has recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with ZhongAn Technologies International Group Ltd. The MoC sets out a framework for the two parties to open up a new stream of opportunities for students in the fields of Fintech and Insurtech ... Read More

Following a strategic collaboration agreement signed between HKUST and the China Construction Bank (CCB) in October 2018, the School has played an active role in providing support to the bank on its establishment of the China Construction Bank University (CCBU). With this industry-academia initiative, CCBU will set up 17 campuses in different locations in ... Read More

For many years, the programs designed by our Department of Accounting have provided students with a prime opportunity to study a highly recognized accounting curriculum. As a result, our graduates are amongst the most competitive employees in the market. To bring more real-world relevance, and listen to advice first-hand from the accounting profession, the ... Read More

In May, 32 HKUST EMBA students and alumni started their four-day journey in the Gobi Desert. They represented the Business School to participate in the 14th Business School Gobi Trek Competition. This was the tenth time that HKUST participated in this highly challenging activity. The 112-km journey in the desert has been unforgettable. Although it was very ... Read More